The Norton Anthology of Theory & Criticism

Book was in excellent condition. Very good packaging.

Pretty much essential for any literature students or people looking to get into essays

The theory bible.

This book is amazing! It cites various works of the most influential writers! Once you start reading it you will find it difficult to put it down!It is also a really helpful guide for those who study American literature and culture; it is written in a very organized way that will make it easy, even for freshmen, to understand the literary movements and the smooth transcedence from one movement to the next.

Just what it says on the tin - a massive book of essay and extract.

This is one of those massive tomes that you will drag out in the wee desperate hours of essay writing. Unfortunately because there is so much information the hard cover version is printed in tiny, tiny type on wafer-thin paper. Very hard on the eyes and it could have been structured a bit more coherently. Many of the collected writings are purposefully obtuse and seemingly out of date. The feminist section could use a bit of revising and updating. Not that useful for the section on Freud either - his work can be found in easier to read formats and many times free.

Really love everything about this copy. No complaints whatsoever.

Great book. It is a collection of great scholarly essays. It takes fragments of texts from the world's best theorists and sequences them according to content. Judith Butler, Freud, Aristotle, and many other theorists are represented. They also have a wonderfully outlined index. It is helpful when trying to find a specific concept. There are also tables of context listing theorists by date and theme. This is my go to book when trying to find ideas for articles and research papers.

a perfect anthology and selection of the most important authors concerned about literature and theory with a great preface to give an introduction to every field.

An exhaustive and briefly thorough reference on theory and criticism complete with bibliographies at the end of each section. From Plato to Samuel Jonhson to Marx to Habermas to Derrida to Edward Said, if it pertains to the theory or criticism of literature, the arts, or culture, it is probably covered here in a somewhat contemporary presentation. Goes beyond what you might expect in a textbook, serving as a very useful class resource or as the ultimate home library reference for the consumate home reader. Belongs on the bookcase of every liberal arts, humanities, philosophy, literature or cultural studies enthusiast.

The only book I don't keep on my bookshelf because I use it for reference so often. This little guy gets a special spot right on my desk.